Where does “tasauslasku” come from?
tasauslasku (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasaus, from Finnish tasata, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.
tasauslasku (Finnish): balancing bill
Ancestry of “tasauslasku”, step by step
tasauslasku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tasaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasaus | equalisation; leveling; justified |
| 2 | Finnish | tasata | to divide into equal parts; to level; to equalize |
| 3 | Finnish | tasa | of equal height; of the same level |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tasa | even |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | taśa | even |
via Finnish lasku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasku | descent, an instance of descending, sliding down... |
| 2 | Votic | laskõa | to let go, let loose, release |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |